OFFICE OF THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE: Notice is hereby given of a spring primary and special primary election to be held in City of Milwaukee on February 18, 2025, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this … [Read more...] about Notice of Spring and Special Primary and Sample Ballots February 18, 2025
Eight black female labor leaders you should know
Black women have been on the forefront of the fight for labor rights for decades, helping improve conditions for all of America’s workers. Historically excluded from many good jobs, they’ve performed much of the essential but difficult work underpinning our economy without the protections afforded to other workers. For example, the Social Security Act of 1935 initially excluded … [Read more...] about Eight black female labor leaders you should know
Black History Month observances at MPS raise awareness of contributions to society
Black History Month began February 1, 2025. All this month, Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is celebrating and commemorating the contributions of black Americans throughout U.S. history. To raise awareness of those contributions, students district-wide have been researching, rehearsing, making art, and planning events and observances. Black History Month began as a week-long … [Read more...] about Black History Month observances at MPS raise awareness of contributions to society
This Week In Black History – February 13, 2025
February 13, 1970 – Joseph L. Searles became the first black member of the New York Stock Exchange. February 14, 1879 – B.K. Bruce of Mississippi became the first African American to preside over U.S. Senate. February 15, 1961 – U.N. sessions were disrupted by U.S. and African nationalists over assassination of Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba. February 16, 1874 – … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – February 13, 2025
Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue February 13, 2025
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Celebrating Black History Month 2025: African Americans and Labor
The 2025 Black History Month theme, African Americans and Labor, focuses on the various and profound ways that work of all kinds – free and paid; skilled and unskilled; vocational and voluntary – intersect with the collective experiences of black people. Indeed, work is at the very center of much of black history and culture. Be it the traditional agricultural labor of enslaved … [Read more...] about Celebrating Black History Month 2025: African Americans and Labor
Community Impact Awards: $16,000 donated to empower Milwaukee organizations
The Pauline Redmond Coggs Foundation, Inc., in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® - Epsilon Kappa Omega chapter, kicked off the new year by giving back in a big way. The partnership hostied the Community Impact Awards at Brown Deer High School on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The event celebrated service, fostered community collaboration, and highlighted … [Read more...] about Community Impact Awards: $16,000 donated to empower Milwaukee organizations
Trump marks Black History Month while Pentagon declares ‘identity months dead’
The Trump White House issued a proclamation Friday, January 31, 2025 recognizing February as Black History Month around the same time the U.S. Department of Defense issued guidance declaring "identity months dead.” The conflicting messages came as President Donald Trump has been targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs for removal in the first weeks of his … [Read more...] about Trump marks Black History Month while Pentagon declares ‘identity months dead’
Lilo Allen fulfills longtime dream with Bronzeville Collective MKE
By Israel Webb and Steve Waring By the time she was six years old, Lilo Allen was already a very ambitious little girl. In addition to creating and selling her own jewelry line, she was also determined to see her name in lights. After celebrating their fifth anniversary in business last October and relocating the Bronzeville Collective MKE to 2236 North Dr. Martin … [Read more...] about Lilo Allen fulfills longtime dream with Bronzeville Collective MKE
AACCW helping black entrepreneurs with a proper start
By Israel Webb and Steve Waring Tiffany Miller and Lilo Allen were able to take their Bronzeville Collective MKE business plan to the next level with funding, free rent and training from a variety of Milwaukee- based economic development organizations. Miller and Allen perfected their concept for Bronzeville Collective MKE in 2018 after completing an intensive business … [Read more...] about AACCW helping black entrepreneurs with a proper start